Best Annuals of Parker County
Best Annuals for Parker County
These plants are highly recommended for our drought conditions and highly resistant to most insects and diseases.
Annual: Plant that completes its entire life cycle within one year, and then dies.
Warm Season Annual: Plants that germinate in the spring or early summer and come to maturity in the fall, producing blooms and seeds before the first freeze.
Cool Season Annuals: Plants that germinate in the fall, go dormant during winter, and grow to maturity the following spring, producing blooms and seeds before dying in the summer.
Low Water Requirement: Plants that can survive on rainfall alone, once established. These are our hardiest plants, and watering them too much may actually harm the plant. In general, these plants can survive on rainfall alone; and during drought with no more than one inch of rain every 30 days. When rainfall is absent for an extended period of time, or when it is absent during the hottest days of summer, these plants will benefit from supplemental water.
Drought Tolerant: These plants will perform best with one inch of water once a week (including rain). Once established, these plants are able to survive drought conditions when watering is temporarily restricted.
Zinnia
ZiniaZinnia Zinnia augustifolia Warm season annual. Grows in full sun. Mature size varies up to...
Wallflower
WallflowerWallflower Cheiranthus Cool season annual. Grows in full sun. Mature size is 20"x15"....
Treasure Flower
Treasure FlowerTreasure Flower Gazania repens Cool season annual. Grows in full sun. Mature size...
Sunflower
SunflowerSunflower Helianthus annuus Warm season annual. Grows in full sun. Mature size varies up...
Spider Plant
Spider PlantSpider Plant Cleome hasslieriana Warm season annual. Grows in sun to partial shade....
Purslane
PurslanePurslane, "Large Flowering" Portulaca oleraca Warm season annual. Grows in full sun....
Moss Rose / Portulaca
Moss Rose / PortulacaMoss Rose Portulaca oleracea Warm season annual. Grows in full sun. Mature...
Mexican Sunflower
Mexican SunflowerMexican Sunflower Tithonia rotundiflora Grows in full sun. Mature size 5'x2'....
Larkspur
LarkspurLarkspur Consolida Orientalis Grows in full sun to partial shade. Mature size varies up to...
Johnny Jump Up
Johnny Jump UpJohnny Jump Up Sometime will be sold as ViolaViola cornuta (Violaceae)A compact...
Globe Amaranth
Globe AmaranthGlobe Amaranth Gomphrena globosa Warm season annual. Grows in full sun. Mature size...
Fan Flower
Fan Flower Fan Flower Scaevola aemula Warm season annual. Grows in full sun. Mature size is...
Daisy “Marguerite”
Daisy “Marguerite” Daisy “Marguerite” Argyranthemum frutescens Warm season annual. Grows in sun to...
Angel’s Trumpet
Angel's TrumpetAngel's Trumpet Datura inoxia Warm season annual. Grows in sun to partial shade....